Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 1081 Breakthrough, New Supernatural Power

Xuanzhen didn't keep them waiting for long; four days later, he emerged from the palace.

Dressed in a blue Taoist robe, holding a whisk, with a ruddy complexion and white hair and beard, his appearance alone exuded an air of otherworldly elegance.

But when he laughs, he exudes a more unrestrained and carefree air.

"Haha, this humble Daoist Xuanzhen greets all fellow Daoists!"

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen!" Yunxiao, Lin Qihe, and Qingniu stepped forward to offer their congratulations.

"Congratulations! Hey, where's Yang Zhenjun?" Xuanzhen couldn't help but ask when he didn't see Yang Zhengshan.

At this moment, the person he most wanted to see was Yang Zhengshan, and he wanted to show off in front of Yang Zhengshan.

Haha, I'm a Golden Core cultivator now, let's see how you try to act tough in front of me!

This is probably his mindset.

Back then, his cultivation level was not much different from Yang Zhengshan's, but later Yang Zhengshan pulled him far behind, making it impossible for him to see any hope of catching up.

Now that he has finally achieved the Core Formation, he has caught up with Yang Zhengshan. Naturally, he can't help but have the idea of ​​comparing himself with Yang Zhengshan again.

“Fellow Daoist Yang is still in seclusion!” Yunxiao explained.

"Oh! You're in seclusion at this time, and you don't even come out to celebrate with me!" Xuanzhen said with some dissatisfaction.

Yunxiao laughed loudly, "When Fellow Daoist Yang comes out of seclusion, we will definitely celebrate for you."

Xuanzhen was just saying it casually and didn't really care. When he heard Yunxiao say that, he laughed along.

The addition of another Golden Core True Lord to Baiyujing is a cause for celebration, and naturally, a grand celebration is in order.

With Yang Zhengshan absent, Yunxiao took charge, and Yang Jizhen was in charge of organizing the event.

The next day, a lively banquet was held in the celestial palace.

The third day was an exchange meeting. Yunxiao, Lin Qihe, Qingniu, and Xuanzhen sat together and exchanged ideas for the whole day. Yunxiao and the other two mainly shared some common knowledge about Golden Core cultivators with Xuanzhen.

On the fourth day, there will be a preaching session where the newly promoted Golden Core True Monarch Xuanzhen will impart his experience in Core Formation to Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After the missionary meeting, Xuanzhen went into seclusion to consolidate his cultivation.

Yang Zhengshan has not yet emerged from seclusion.

In the quiet room of the Hall of Longevity.

Yang Zhengshan was unaware that Xuanzhen had already formed his golden core; at this moment, his mind was completely absorbed in the golden core.

The flawless golden elixir slowly rotated in his dantian, with dense Dao traces adhering to its surface.

There are traces of the Dao of Withering and Flourishing, traces of the Dao of the Great Void, and traces of the Dao of the Spear.

The three Dao traces on the Golden Core were clearly distinct and did not interfere with each other. However, there were some shallow traces between them, which were also the divine Dao intents that Yang Zhengshan had comprehended. However, he had not yet entered the realm of these Dao intents, so there was only a very shallow trace, and it had not formed a divine Dao trace.

At this moment, the most prominent divine traces on the Golden Core are the traces of the Dao of the Great Void. The profound and complex traces of the Dao emit a hazy radiance, adding a touch of mystery to the Golden Core.

The golden core slowly rotated, and the Dao traces gradually emitted a strange Dao charm.

Within Yang Zhengshan's sea of ​​consciousness, his soul was also immersed in a state of semi-enlightenment, unable to extricate itself.

He felt as if he were swimming in the void, seeing nothing real, nothing at all, as if the whole world consisted only of himself, yet also as if the whole world belonged to him.

Heaven and earth cease to exist, all things are but illusion, only I am eternal.

He didn't know how much time had passed when a sudden flash of inspiration appeared in his mind. The inspiration expanded, and the celestial palace appeared in his consciousness.

"The Celestial Palace of Life!"

Yang Zhengshan's consciousness paused slightly, as if wondering why the Immortal Palace would appear here.

But soon, he no longer needed to have any doubts.

The dazzling celestial palace suddenly collided with his soul and consciousness, and the next moment, an enlightenment appeared in his heart.

"The Great Void has no form, and it existed before Heaven and Earth. It cannot be seen, cannot be heard, and cannot be grasped. It encompasses the six directions, and is endowed with formlessness. Its original flow is boundless, yet it never overflows."

"Heaven and earth depend on it for life, and all things depend on it for form. It grows ever more vibrant with movement, yet remains unchanged in stillness. You cannot see its beginning when you face it, nor its end when you follow it. The sage observes it with emptiness and guards it with silence. He discards its splendor and returns it to its true nature."

“Look inward at your heart, and you will find that your heart has no heart; look outward at your form, and you will find that your form has no form. Look afar at things, and you will find that things have no things. When these three are gone, only emptiness remains. Emptiness has nothing to be emptied, and void has nothing to be voided; this is called the Great Void.”

The insights I had previously gained resurfaced, becoming even more profound and insightful.

In an instant, Yang Zhengshan felt a myriad of thoughts flooding his consciousness, and countless insights overwhelmed him.

As time passed, Yang Zhengshan's figure in the quiet room became increasingly illusory.

His breath vanished, his life force vanished, then his soul vanished, and finally even his body disappeared without a trace. The silent room was empty, and Yang Zhengshan could no longer be seen.

However, Yang Zhengshan was still conscious.

"I am in the Great Void, and I am also the Great Void!"

It's unclear how much time passed, but Yang Zhengshan suddenly reappeared in the quiet room.

His eyes opened, revealing a pair of extremely deep and dark eyes.

Those eyes seemed empty, yet they also seemed to contain everything.

It is deep, illusory, unfathomable, and hard to look at directly.

"The Dao of the Great Void is indeed unfathomable!" Yang Zhengshan murmured softly.

Reflecting on his previous insights, Yang Zhengshan still felt a sense of being unable to extricate himself from them.

This realization was simply incredible for him.

He seemed to have grasped the true meaning, or rather the core, of the Dao of the Great Void.

The Three Thousand Great Daos each contain many Daoist meanings, and each Daoist meaning possesses several supernatural powers.

The ability to transform oneself into nothingness can be considered a kind of divine power or understanding of the Dao of the Great Void.

Similarly, Lin Qihe's ability to traverse the void is also a kind of divine power of the Dao of the Great Void.

There are countless Dao principles in this world that no one can fully explain, not even the Dao Master.

The Tao is so profound that it is unfathomable, unthinkable, and invisible.

The same applies to the Way of the Great Void.

But Yang Zhengshan still felt that he had touched the core essence of the Dao of the Great Void.

"I am the Great Void!"

With a wave of his hand, Yang Zhengshan's jade-like fingers moved lightly in front of him, and in the next moment, a three-foot-long rift appeared in front of them.

It's unbelievable that he can create rifts in the void out of thin air.

Despite the fact that Golden Core cultivators can travel between the real world and the void, they cannot create void rifts.

When the Sun Cave Heaven fell, it created many void rifts.

A vast and expansive celestial realm fell and compressed against the real world, thus creating numerous rifts in the void.

Although a Golden Core cultivator is powerful, their size is far smaller than that of a vast and expansive grotto-heaven.

Traveling between the void and the real world is like having a door to enter and exit; a Golden Core cultivator only needs to open the door, without needing to create one.

Creating a void rift is equivalent to creating a door, or more accurately, smashing a door out of a wall.

Yang Zhengshan could not only smash open a door, but also block it up again.

With a flick of his hand, the rift in the void vanished.

"Sealing the Void, hehe~~ A very impressive ability!"

"But what surprised me even more was the Celestial Palace! I never expected the Celestial Palace to have such capabilities!"

With a thought, Yang Zhengshan immersed his mind in his sea of ​​consciousness, where a round bead appeared.

The bead was both small and large. It was small because it was like a glass bead in front of Yang Zhengshan's soul.

It is great because it is a celestial palace in a living environment, containing a vast spiritual land and a celestial palace suspended in the nine heavens.

Only now did Yang Zhengshan truly understand the power of the Immortal Palace of Life.

The greatest ability of the Immortal Palace of Life is not what it contains, but its ability to seal the void.

In the real world, it can seal off the world's barriers, preventing people from entering the void.

In the Great Void World, it can form a closed space, making it impossible for people to escape from it.

The Immortal Palace of the Living Realm is not only a spiritual treasure, but also a supreme treasure of the Great Void.

Last time, Yang Zhengshan comprehended the ability to transform his body into nothingness from the Immortal Palace of Life Realm, and this time, he comprehended the ability to seal the void.

Both insights came from the Immortal Palace of Life. It's not that the Immortal Palace of Life gave Yang Zhengshan two insights, but rather that Yang Zhengshan comprehended his own divine understanding through the characteristics of the Immortal Palace of Life.

After sensing the profound Daoist intent contained within the Immortal Palace of Life, Yang Zhengshan gently shook his head.

"It's a pity that with my current magical power, I'm not strong enough to unleash the full potential of this magical treasure. I can only borrow a small portion of its power!"

The Immortal Palace of Living Beings is too high in rank and too large in size for him to control at his current level.

"However, the harvest this time has been huge, so huge that I can hardly believe it!"

Yang Zhengshan grinned.

He not only mastered the supernatural ability to seal the void, but also gained a deeper understanding of the Dao of the Void. At the same time, his cultivation level improved, reaching the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

To be honest, he could hardly believe it at that moment.

Before going into seclusion, he wanted to try to improve his cultivation level. He felt that he might be about to break through, but he had no idea when he would be able to.

However, after going into seclusion, he unknowingly became immersed in the enlightenment of the Dao.

It is not the Dao of withering and flourishing, but the Dao of the Great Void.

He made a mistake, and everything happened so suddenly that he was completely unprepared.

Cultivation is like this, full of incomprehensible coincidences, yet these coincidences are perfectly reasonable.

Yang Zhengshan was unprepared because he hadn't thought of this aspect.

But in fact, it was his enlightenment and accumulation in the Way of the Great Void that gave him this opportunity for sudden enlightenment, and it was his more than sixty years of cultivation that gave him the opportunity for a breakthrough.

Sixty years is a short time for a Golden Core cultivator, but a long time for Yang Zhengshan.

Others may only make a slight improvement after sixty years of cultivation, but Yang Zhengshan has repeatedly surpassed his limits during those sixty years of cultivation.

Yang Zhengshan closed his eyes again and began to circulate his golden core.

Having just broken through, he also needs to consolidate his cultivation.

He also comprehended the supernatural power of sealing the void; perhaps he will have time to re-understand it.

……

Just as Yang Zhengshan was consolidating his cultivation, a large vortex of spiritual energy once again condensed within the Immortal Palace.

The vortex of spiritual energy surged and swelled, obscuring the sky and almost completely burying the sky above the celestial palace.

Everyone in the celestial palace rushed out to investigate, but this time they were all quite puzzled.

"Who is forming their core?" Yunxiao asked.

Everyone looked confused.

Everyone knew when Xuanzhen formed his core, but only three years later, someone else has formed their core, which is unknown to everyone.

Just as everyone was bewildered, a deep voice rang out.

"It's my grandfather!"

Luo Fengxia said.

Yunxiao looked at him, paused slightly, then sighed softly and didn't ask any more questions.

The vortex of spiritual energy was still there, and it looked almost the same as when Xuanzhen formed his core, but the decline it contained was already hard to hide.

As expected, two hours later, the spiritual energy vortex began to dissipate, but the thunderclouds had not yet condensed.

Clearly, this was a failure.

Luo Cheng didn't even last until the thunderclouds condensed.

"Alright, go and pack your things!" Yunxiao said to Luo Fengxia.

"Yes!" Luo Fengxia said with a heavy nasal tone.

"How did it fail?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out, startling everyone.

Yunxiao looked in the direction of the sound and saw Yang Zhengshan standing not far behind him.

“It’s Luo Cheng!” he explained.

Yang Zhengshan was taken aback. "Where's Xuanzhen?"

He had just finished his cultivation and was about to leave the meditation room when he sensed someone forming their golden core.

As a result, the vortex of spiritual energy dissipated.

He thought that Xuanzhen had failed to form his core.

“Xuanzhen successfully formed his core three years ago and is currently consolidating his cultivation!” Yunxiao said.

Yang Zhengshan's eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly.

He was very happy for Xuanzhen, but the current situation was not one to be happy about.

Luo Cheng failed to form his core and died. If he were to laugh, wouldn't that make Luo Fengxia look bad?
"So it's Senior Luo. Fengxia, please accept my condolences!" Yang Zhengshan said to Luo Fengxia.

"Thank you for your concern, True Lord!" Luo Fengxia bowed and said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded. "Let's go, I'll go with you to see Senior Luo."

With that, he led Luo Fengxia into the Luo family's pavilion.

In the quiet room inside the pavilion, Luo Cheng had already lost his breath, leaving only a hunched body and a remnant soul.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at the corpse, then waved his hand to collect the remnant soul.

“I’ve taken the remnant soul with me. Maybe I can turn him into a ghost cultivator in the future.”

If this remnant soul is left untreated, it will dissipate in no time. However, if it is placed in the Divine Soul Palace, it might become a ghost cultivator.

Yang Zhengshan currently has no way to transform his soul into a ghost cultivator while retaining his true spirit, but this does not prevent him from cultivating ghost cultivators.

Luo Cheng was, after all, a cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment. His remnant soul was still very powerful. If he could truly transform into a ghost cultivator, he would definitely be a god-general level cultivator.

"I understand, Your Excellency, please make yourself at home!" Luo Fengxia replied softly.

Although taking away the remnant soul in this way is somewhat disrespectful to the dead, Luo Fengxia doesn't care. For immortal cultivators, death and the dissipation of their cultivation are the final destination.

As for what happens after death, immortal cultivators don't really care.

Immortal cultivators only care about whether they can live longer, and they don't care at all what will happen to their corpses and souls after they die.

In contrast, later generations are more concerned about the remains and remnants of their ancestors' souls.

No one wants their ancestors' remains to become ghouls, which is why descendants bury their ancestors' remains.

Luo Fengxia knew that Yang Zhengshan was not harming his grandfather's remnant soul, so he let Yang Zhengshan take the remnant soul away.

(End of this chapter)